Here's Omega again with the fury's wrath once more; hopefully it isn't directed at the wrong targets…
"Speech"
Thoughts
"Techniques and Jutsus"
Kiroi Kyouran: Chapter Two—Questions, Answers, and Surprises
Location: Central Tower, Training Ground 44
Kurenai spotted the boy as he landed with in inglorious stumble; she noticed he looked like he'd been in an excruciating accident, though he only seemed exhausted. She saw the tanto land by his right foot as he began falling forward. She immediately created a clone to alert any nearby medics as she caught him by his shoulders, preventing him from landing on the hard and rocky ground. Who is he, how did he get into the village during the Chuunin Exams, and what happened to him to leave his clothes so tattered… it may have been some sort of assassination attempt, since he has a half healed slash along his ribs and smells heavily of smoke, she thought. A medic with light blue hair handing just past her shoulders materialized in a swirl of leaves as she picked up the tanto, slipping it into her sleeve as she stood. "He needs to go to the hospital," she said quietly.
The medic looked both amused and concerned as she helped Kurenai stand the boy up enough to move him with a Shunshin. Her name was Komira Reisuki and she was momentarily surprised at the heavy stench of smoke rolling off the boy. "I'll get him there, and I'll contact the Hokage," she said softly before taking both herself and the boy to the hospital in a swirl of leaves.
Kurenai exhaled softly, her expression thoughtful. Something about the boy bothers me, but I don't know what it is, she thought.
Location: Konoha Hospital, a half hour later.
Marius groaned as his eyes fluttered open. He sat up slowly, his body aching, though he seemed okay. His blue violet eyes scanned around warily. Who painted this room, Bach? He thought irritably; the room he was in was in shades of pale salmon and cream. His eyes narrowed as the door opened. A young woman in a nurse's outfit slipped in. "You're awake; the medics took care of that slash along your ribs, though it…" she started to say. "Nicked my lung, right? I figured that from coughing up blood in that forest," Marius said dryly, a faint smile flickering over his lips. He glanced at his hands, noticing a faint silver sheen to his tanned skin. "I'm Komira, though people just call me Mira," the medic said. "I'm Marius," Marius said, half amused. "The last thing I remember before waking up in that forest was a massive explosion at my home along with the stench of gasoline," he said softly. He clenched his hands into fists before he felt the same itching he'd felt in the forest and released his fists as he watched the silvery sheen thicken into silver 'tendons' in his hand as silvery claws that looked razor sharp formed. "Okay, this is odd," he muttered, bothered by this new ability. He noticed a mark that looked like a tattooed circle with a kanji in the center; he couldn't read kanji, so he had no idea what it said. He concentrated on making his hands return to normal and they did, slowly, but they did change back; the only signs that something unusual had happened was a subtle sheen of silver in his skin and that where his nails had normally been white they were now a dull silver. He glanced up to see an older man standing beside Mira with a small smile. "You would be?" he said softly. "Sandaime Hokage, the leader of this village, Konohagakure no Sato… the Village Hidden in the Leaves; I've heard reports from two Genin teams you assisted them in the Forest of Death, though they do not seem to know where you come from or what village you're associated with," Sarutobi said gently. Marius snorted. "I'm from a tiny town in the middle of the bloody desert, and I don't mean Suna," he said dryly, his tone cool and faintly annoyed. Sarutobi barely reacted. "So you aren't shinobi?" he said quietly. Marius shook his head fractionally, remaining silent for the moment. "You had burns on your back and shoulders when you were examined," Mina said softly. Marius sighed. "No surprise there, considering the last thing I remember before waking up in that forest was an explosion that probably blew up my home and family," he said softly. "And as far as I know, they don't have any special abilities or Kekkei Genkai," he said softly. Sarutobi blinked, momentarily amused. It may be a new Bloodline Limit ability he has, then; the burns looked easily six to eight months old, yet the smoke smell from his clothes indicate this explosion he speaks of had to be recent for him, the "Professor" thought. Marius clenched his fists as he exhaled, a low growl escaping momentarily; Sarutobi was surprised to see thin blades fourteen inches long slide from the backs of his hands, roughly an inch outward toward the fingertips from the wrist.
Marius muttered the one word that flashed in his mind momentarily. "Interesting," he muttered before retracting them; he noticed the wounds bled momentarily before the red flow stopped. His fingers brushed the blood aside from the middle of the three wounds and he blinked. Healed already, damn… accelerated healing factor may come in handy, on top of whatever happened in the forest, he thought. He glanced up. "You mind if I get out of here? I've never been comfortable in hospitals, usually 'cause they ask questions I don't have answers to," he said dryly. Mina shifted as if to speak when he stood, ignoring that he was wearing a thin hospital gown. Sarutobi blinked again, this time surprised. He's as muscular as Rock Lee, yet somehow leaner, almost as if he were a runner, he thought. He noticed several scars on his body, including the thin scar across the right side of his ribs from the wound he'd had when he arrived in the hospital. He cocked his head as he moved toward the cabinet, opening it to find dark blue cargo pants, two small belts with some kind of weapons holsters, and sandals along with a black shirt. "Huh, this should work," he said softly. His eyes narrowed, the dark violet blue suddenly turning to a startling silver glow as his body tensed.
Mina gasped as the boy she'd carried in unconscious and badly in need of blood gained a luminescent aura of chakra. That chakra he's releasing at the moment is easily low to mid Chuunin level, but I don't think he even realizes it, she thought with surprise. A soft rip followed as the gown simply shredded, leaving him nude completely; she covered her eyes, a soft sigh escaping her momentarily. Sarutobi sighed as well as the boy dressed quickly. He noticed when his gaze flicked for a second to them his eyes weren't the dark bluish violet they'd been, but a startling, almost liquid, silver that seemed to have its own internal glow to it. Marius half turned and glanced at the half open window before turning back to them. "I'll probably be hanging around… exploring, that kinda thing," he said softly. "If you need any help, I'll most likely sense it," Marius said softly. Sarutobi nodded as Marius opened the window more and simply leaped out, disappearing into the village.
Minutes later…
Marius loped down the street, his deep blue violet eyes scanning around. He glanced at a barrel and a momentary smile crossed his face. He held one hand palm down as he stood near it, leaning slightly forward. "Fūton: Repputama," he murmured as a momentary flicker was followed by a burst of wind that blasted dust around him as it propelled him several dozen feet straight up. He made sure to look around as he shot upward before he landed on the roof. He glanced through a window to spot the same older man, the 'Hokage' in the room beyond it; he was surprised when he turned and motioned him into the office. He slipped through the open window.
"I see potential in you as a shinobi, so I'm going to make you a Genin; you will have to be trained in the basic ninja techniques to prove you're ready to advance, not to mention we'll have to place you with a team temporarily," he said, holding out a headband with a metal plate with a stylized leaf engraved on it. Marius bowed slightly. "I'm honored, though I know the basics, the Henge no Jutsu, Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, Kawarimi no Jutsu, and Kankuremino no Jutsu," he said softly. "Show me, then," Sarutobi said; it, like the one at the hospital, was a Bunshin, or solid clone. Marius focused before a burst of smoke engulfed him, revealing an identical duplicate of Kurenai. Sarutobi blinked. "This was the woman who helped me in the forest," Kurenai-Marius said softly, sounding identical to Kurenai before a second burst of smoke dispelled the disguise. "That was Kurenai Yūhi, one of our Jōnin instructors; she has a squad she is teaching composed of Kiba Inuzuka, Shino Aburame, and Hinata Hyuuga," Sarutobi said quietly. Marius shrugged as he held up two fingers as a Bunshin materialized next to him then dispelled just as quickly. "Now you see me, now you don't," he said softly, flicking a fingertip. He simply vanished from the spot, making Sarutobi blink. He flicked an elbow behind him as a burst of smoke followed, revealing a chair that skidded back, stopping with a soft tap next to the bookcase. "Very good," he said with amusement. Marius leaned against the edge of the desk, a momentary smile flickering over his face. "I'm going to see what Konoha has to offer," he said, leaping back out of the window.
He landed with a tap on the rooftop below and leaped forward, surging over the next rooftop and landing on the one beyond. A faint smile crossed his face when he noticed a woman with black hair and light brown eyes sitting by what he recognized as a dango stand. The woman shifted before a kunai shot at his face. His hand flicked up without thinking and snagged it by the hilt without even a change in expression. "No sense in staring at me all day, kid; I haven't seen you around Konoha," she said dryly. He dropped to the ground in a crouch, cocking his head slightly. "Mitarashi Anko," Marius murmured, remembering her name. "You're attractive in your own way, though I'm certain you have one hell of a temper," he said, straightening. Anko chuckled. "Quit sweet talking me and tell me who you are," she said, her tone faintly wary, seeming to hide her amusement. "My full name is Marius Arashi Kamisu, and I'm new here, to be blunt," he said with a slight shrug. "You ever trained as a shinobi?" Anko said. "Straight to the point, not bad; no, I haven't, but I was a football player and runner, so I'm used to training… and I'm fairly skilled in martial arts and weapons use," he said softly. He flicked his hand, the kunai flashing from his grip to stick dead center in the sign twenty five feet behind him, the only thing keeping the kunai from penetrating completely through being the silvery wire tied to it. Anko nodded slightly, impressed momentarily. "To coin a specter: 'Come the fuck over here'," Marius said softly in a deadpan tone, the kunai suddenly retracting to his hand again as if yanked back.
Anko chuckled. "I could get along with you, I think," she said, this time the amusement trickling through.
How will the fury grow and burn Konoha's future? Stick around and find out! Points to whoever can figure out who I'm referring to in the last few lines.
Omega out!
